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French child evacuees of World War Two
In World War Two, tens of thousands of children left Paris to escape the threat of bombs

Uruguay v the tobacco giant
In 2010, Uruguay was taken to court by a tobacco company for its trailblazing smoking ban

The Whisky War: Denmark v Canada
Beginning in 1984, a dispute over an island was marked by geniality, and bottles of booze

The discovery of the Lord of Sipan in Peru
In 1987, the looting of an ancient pyramid led to an extraordinary golden discovery

The lost Czech scrolls
The Torah scrolls stolen by the Nazis, rescued by an London Jewish community.

Crimea's Soviet holiday camp
The hugely popular Soviet holiday camp, Artek

Russia annexes Crimea
In 2014, Russia took over the Crimean peninsula

Whistler: Creating one of the world’s biggest ski resorts
In 2003, Whistler Blackcomb won its bid to host the Winter Olympics

Columbus Lighthouse
A memorial for the ashes of Christopher Columbus opened in the Dominican Republic in 1992

Trans murder in Honduras
The 2009 murder of Vicky Hernandez forced recognition of transgender rights in Honduras